Dear Editor, The Government has designated the 2023 South Pacific Games “The Green Games”. We need hundreds more trees to achieve this, yet not only are there no trees being planted, but also palms on the median strip have been cut down and large trees continue to be cut down. If the government has a…
IT’S good to hear that the Immigration Department under the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration is working hard to improve passport services. This comes after the delay in the printing of passports which caused so much frustration amongst Solomon Islanders, especially those wanting to go for seasonal work in Australia and New Zealand.…
As we watch the relentless downward spiral of global society, we recall that biblical prophecy states that the latter days would be marked by a collapse of faith, morality, and ethics. The question we’re now asking ourselves is, where are we now as per bible prophecy? The book of Daniel and Revelation specifically reveals prophetic…
Dear Editor, Readers to my frequent posts and letters to the Solomon Islands media will have noticed, of late, I have given much more attention to giving news of health-related issues that have been circulated firstly in international publications, by the WHO, and in university papers and journals, touching upon some of the illnesses and…
DEAR EDITOR, There are culverts coiling alongside the other side of the road going off to Auki. We were on this side of the road watching people rushing off to board the waiting trucks on the other side. Then it’s our turn to go ourselves. This is the current scene of crossing the make-shift bridge.…
DEAR EDITOR, Thankyou for allowing space on your paper to comment on the behavior and attitude of a senior police inspector in Noro. On the 18th of March 2023, I was standing inside a Chinese shop in Noro and witnessed a senior police inspector who was later known to me as Robert Hickie. He walked…
DEAR EDITOR, Concerning the above heading I wish to reveal to the public about my concern on the above-mentioned issue. Years after years the responsible authority had overlooked this matter, however to me it is one of the significant issues the responsible authority should take concern and deal with as soon as possible. Perhaps before…
SO, it had been announced that the United States (US) Naval Hospital Ship ‘Mercy’ will return to our shores come November 19 when the 2023 Pacific Games will commence. This is made possible through the understanding of the US Government of the importance of allowing this floating hospital to return to Solomon Islands to support…
SO it had been announced that US Navy Hospital Ship ‘Mercy’ will return to our shores come November 19 when the 2023 Pacific Games will commence. This is made possible thanks to the understanding of the US Government for allowing this floating hospital to arrive and support the country host this biggest regional games. In…
AT the closure of the two-week Worker Ready Pool (WRP) recruitment drive launched by the Labour Mobility Unit (LMU) on Friday 10th March, more than 15,000 Solomon Islanders have submitted their applications. It is a huge number. It sends a clear message to our leaders, the government and donors that our unemployment rate remains high.…